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1st UK ed Fine pb accounts of several expeditions to Everest, interwoven with highlights from his life, such as his speed ascents of Mt Blanc and the Matterhorn

1st US ed Fine pb large format pb recounting his adventures (running, skiing & mountaineering) on Mt Blanc, the Matterhorn, Denali, Aconcagua, Elbrus and Everest

undated but assumed 1921 1st ed VG no dw an early "guide pour l'alpiniste" in French, complete with several maps, this is Volume 3 in the series Text in French

1st ed Fine in VG+ dw A well illustrated account of the hectic few weeks in early 1966 when two teams set about trying to forge a direct route up the North Face of the Eiger

2016 1st ed pb VG- as bottom edge has a little 'bump' large format pb, an account of his climbs throughout the world, including the UK, USA, Norway, Alps, Jordan, Morocco and Australia. Signed by Malcolm Phelps

1992 ed VG in VG price clipped dw "a French aristocrat's dramatic account of her glorious climb in 1838" with an introduction by Dervla Murphy

1st ed VG- pb slim 36 page pb, the first section is 'Mountains' and the final few pages covers 'Mountaineering Schools in Switzerland'. Several b&w photos and a number of very nice woodcuts

1st ed VG in VG dw signed by Harry Pretty, the editor, nicely produced hardback celebrating the club's first 50 years, extracts from their journals from 1949 to 1999, well illustrated with b&w and colour photos and some line drawings, signed by the editor,… Read more about this item

1936 1st ed VG- as small portion cut from top corner of FEP, no dw Large format, text is in German but includes 188 beautiful b&w photos, either half or full page. Trenker was a Tyrolese guide who starred in many pre-war mountain film spectaculars, including… Read more about this item

1st ed VG- as small inscription on FEP in VG dw 304 pages, a celebration of the centenary of The Climbers' Club Journal with extracts from a vast number of journals from 1898 (Vol 1 no.1) through to the late 1990's, illustrated with a number of b&w photos

1st ed VG in VG dw. 2011 The follow up to 'Psycho Vertical', more climbing on big walls in the Alps and Patagonia in the depths of winter

1st English ed Fine in photo cover, no dw issued, A large format, very well illustrated account of the Golden Age of Alpine mountaineering, dedication in French and signed by Gilles Modica. Please note that this is a large heavy item and thus postage may be a little more than that quoted as default.

Wide World Magazine, 1901. extract in card covers VG. 6 page extract (only the first 5 pages relate to climbing) simply bound into card cover inc b&w photos: account of an accident on the Matterhorn in 1895

Collins, 1959. special youth ed VG in G+ dw. fiction: loosely based on the first ascent of the Matterhorn for younger readers [Neate X385]

John Murray, 1911. rebound 15th ed VG no dw. small format, beautiful old guide book, well illustrated and includes many pages of interesting old adverts, nicely rebound so very clean copy [Neate W67]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1958. 1st ed VG in VG- (as spine a little chipped) dw. The story of the village of Blons in Western Austria and what happened to it during the disastrous avalanche of January 1954, in which every sixth inhabitant was killed. The author also describes the ways of snow.

Gollancz, 1967. 1st ed VG no dw. the life and adventures of AF Mummery, covers climbing in the Alps and exploration around Nanga Parbat [Neate U27]

Oxford Illustrated Press, 1985. 1st ed VG in VG dw. 3,000 mile walk through Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy

Commonwealth & Continental Church Society, 1970. 1st ed VG- pb (as small amount of fading to cover) . small format 46 page pb celebrating centenary of the formation of the English Church in Zermatt, subscriptions were asked for just before the famous disaster following the first ascent, and some of the families of those who died that… Read more about this item

Wide World Magazine, 1911. extract in card covers VG. 12 page extract simply bound into card cover inc b&w photos, a look at the life of a mountain guide in the Alps